Today was another one of those “grab bag” days. It started out rather drearily, with low temps, overcast skies, and an occasional drizzly rain that made everything seem 10 degrees colder than it 
actually was.
On the plus side, however, this type of weather is great for sleeping. It stormed a bit last night, which woke me up briefly, but other than that, I slept like a dead man until just about 9 this morning. Then trudged up to the main cabin, had some coffee, read a bit of my book, and waved goodbye to the 4 elder statesmen, who took off on a road trip to Burke’s Falls and Dwight sometime between 10 and 11.
Left to my own devices, I caught up on email, figured out how Google’s new phone-dialer thingy works (quite well, thanks. It could save me a lot of money on future Canada trips.
I also got to watch as the sun struggled to cut through and ultimately did so, transforming the day into a perfect late summer afternoon. I jumped in the lake for a short while, then practiced my horn, then read some more – and the others returned somewhere around 4.
Because the day was now gorgeous, Cy and I hit the tennis court, where, I’m somewhat proud to say, I took the first set with her and was tied with her (4-4) in the second when we mutually agreed to quit for the day before one of us (me) had a stroke. Immediately 
after tennis, I again fell in the lake – ahhhhhh. Nothing quite like it.
Dinner tonight was prepared by Cy, and was so unbelievably good that I’m salivating as I type this. Pork chops, beet salad, and potato salad (made by Julie). The chops were unreal. I will get the recipe.
Had a brief chat with Cy before dinner and it’s been decided that she and “T” are probably leaving on Tuesday, rather than Wednesday as had been planned. Since I don’t need to be in Grand Rapids until Friday morning, we decided that I’ll just stay here by myself until Thursday. Kinda cool – I’ll get to be the last guy in the camp this year.
On step closer to my hope of coming up for a week in the winter sometime….
Don and Julie are set to leave early tomorrow morning, 
and Don’s feeling – and sounding – rather sick, so he’s gone to be already. Julie and “T” and Cy just completed the jigsaw puzzle that they started a few days ago and they’re now settled in on the couches, each with a book. In between chats with Betsy (instant messenger is a cool little toy), I’m updating this blog at the dinner table. The sound on my computer is off. It is a wonderfully quiet evening.
TWD